diff --git a/dvc/commands/add.py b/dvc/commands/add.py
index 1e0ccd7ae..38146b30e 100644
--- a/dvc/commands/add.py
+++ b/dvc/commands/add.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class CmdAdd(CmdBase):
                 to_remote=self.args.to_remote,
                 remote_jobs=self.args.remote_jobs,
                 force=self.args.force,
+                relink=self.args.relink,
             )
         except FileNotFoundError:
             logger.exception("")
@@ -119,6 +120,13 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
         default=False,
         help="Override local file or folder if exists.",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--no-relink",
+        dest="relink",
+        action="store_false",
+        help="Don't recreate links from cache to workspace.",
+    )
+    parser.set_defaults(relink=True)
     parser.add_argument(
         "targets", nargs="+", help="Input files/directories to add."
     ).complete = completion.FILE
diff --git a/dvc/commands/commit.py b/dvc/commands/commit.py
index ef37e9cd9..a97019a3f 100644
--- a/dvc/commands/commit.py
+++ b/dvc/commands/commit.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class CmdCommit(CmdBase):
                     with_deps=self.args.with_deps,
                     recursive=self.args.recursive,
                     force=self.args.force,
+                    relink=self.args.relink,
                 )
             except DvcException:
                 logger.exception("failed to commit%s", (" " + target) if target else "")
@@ -64,6 +65,13 @@ def add_parser(subparsers, parent_parser):
         default=False,
         help="Commit cache for subdirectories of the specified directory.",
     )
+    commit_parser.add_argument(
+        "--no-relink",
+        dest="relink",
+        action="store_false",
+        help="Don't recreate links from cache to workspace.",
+    )
+    commit_parser.set_defaults(relink=True)
     commit_parser.add_argument(
         "targets",
         nargs="*",
diff --git a/dvc/repo/add.py b/dvc/repo/add.py
index a7285be4d..7cbacad79 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/add.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/add.py
@@ -171,11 +171,16 @@ def _add_transfer(
     stage.dump()
 
 
-def _add(stage: "Stage", source: Optional[str] = None, no_commit: bool = False) -> None:
+def _add(
+    stage: "Stage",
+    source: Optional[str] = None,
+    no_commit: bool = False,
+    relink: bool = True,
+) -> None:
     out = stage.outs[0]
     path = out.fs.abspath(source) if source else None
     try:
-        stage.add_outs(path, no_commit=no_commit)
+        stage.add_outs(path, no_commit=no_commit, relink=relink)
     except CacheLinkError:
         stage.dump()
         raise
@@ -194,6 +199,7 @@ def add(
     to_remote: bool = False,
     remote_jobs: Optional[int] = None,
     force: bool = False,
+    relink: bool = True,
 ) -> list["Stage"]:
     add_targets = find_targets(targets, glob=glob)
     if not add_targets:
@@ -224,7 +230,12 @@ def add(
     with warn_link_failures() as link_failures:
         for source, (stage, output_exists) in progress_iter(stages_with_targets):
             try:
-                _add(stage, source if output_exists else None, no_commit=no_commit)
+                _add(
+                    stage,
+                    source if output_exists else None,
+                    no_commit=no_commit,
+                    relink=relink,
+                )
             except CacheLinkError:
                 link_failures.append(stage.relpath)
     return stages